But the 24-year-old is off to a very good start in 2014 — hitting .342 with an .885 OPS entering play Friday — and CSN's David Kaplan took to Twitter to help ease the criticism on the Cubs' franchise shortstop:

That's not to say Castro is as good a hitter as Rose ever was, but it's an interesting comparison — the lightning-rod shortstop is ahead of Major League Baseball's all-time hits leader (Rose finished with 4,256).

Of course, it's not the beginning of Rose's career that made the back of his baseball card so awe-inspiring. Rose played until after his 45th birthday and ended his career as MLB's leader in games played (3,562), plate appearances (15,890) and at-bats (14,053). During his age-40 season in 1981, Rose had a .325 average and led the league with 140 hits.